A military expert says China is taking a “very narrow path” in approaching the Russian invasion of Ukraine and predicts it will be very difficult for the country to remain neutral in the conflict. Since the beginning of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to wage war on Ukraine, Chinese government officials have tried to show that they understand each other and have not taken a hard line. China’s ambassador to Ukraine, Fang Xiangong, told officials in Lviv on March 14 that the country has the “sovereign right of every nation.” “We will always respect your state, we will develop relations on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. We will respect the path he chose Ukrainians“Because that is the sovereign right of every nation,” Xiangong was quoted as saying by the Lviv regional government. CHINA SAYS “SUPPORTS” RUSSIA IN INVASION IN UKRAINE, SUPPORTS PUTIN’S IDENTIFICATION THAT IS READY FOR NEGOTIATIONS Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CCP Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Chinese chairman and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CCP in Beijing, the capital of Beijing , 2021. (Ju Peng / Xinhua via Getty Images) Xiangong added that “we will act responsibly” in the “situation” facing Ukraine. “In this situation you have now, we will act responsibly. We have seen how great the unity of the Ukrainian people is and that means their strength,” Fan said. However, weeks before Xiangong’s comments in Liviv, Chinese President Xi Jinping offered his “support” to Putin amid Russian troops launching their war against Ukraine. Xi said it was important to reject a “Cold War mentality” and said he was “serious and respectful”.[s] reasonable security concerns of all countries “. Jake Sullivan, President Biden’s national security adviser, said on March 13 that China would face “absolutely” consequences if it financially supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Seth Cropsey, founder and president of the Yorktown Institute, a former naval officer and former deputy secretary of the Navy, told Fox News Digital that China is on a “very narrow path” that will continue to shrink. “They walk a very narrow path, on both sides of the cliff, they walk on a ridge with steep sides and the ridge narrows. And as the war goes on, it will become like a razor,” Cropsey said. CHINA SUPPORT TO RUSSIAN INVASION IN UKRAINE HAS POINT OF POINT: SPECIALIST Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Yerevan, Armenia. (Shutterstock) He added that China is in an “awkward position” and has no experience in international mediation. Finally, Cropsey said that if China took action to stop Russia’s war against Ukraine, it would lead to a “rupture” between it and Russia, which is not in its interest. “I think if China wanted Russia to stop doing that and take action, it would lead to what the Chinese do not want, and that is a rift between them and the Russians,” Cropsey said. “So I think the prospect of China shedding its weight against Russia in order to end the conflict in Ukraine is low.” He also said that there is a big difference between the long-term goals of Russia and China, which can not be ignored when we think about the issue of Ukraine. “It’s absolutely clear that where Putin is seeking revenge, this kind of resolution is what he called the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century, the end of the Soviet Union. “This means restoring the Russian border to something like it was when the Soviet Union existed,” Cropsey said. “But I think China has a much broader ambition and it is not regional, it is global. Both of them, I think the Chinese leaders understand very well, will be confronted, whether they are now or at some point in the future.” CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION Cars killed in night raid on Bushiv village, 40 km west of Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo / Efrem Lukatsky) “But I do not think you can think useful about this issue of Ukraine without understanding the difference between the long-term goals of Russia and China,” he said. Fox News’ Paul Best and Caitlin McFall contributed to this report
